On Paul's break we had coffee and cake. It was nice.
I also drew a Birthday portrait of Paul too. It is pretty accurate I think...
Mmmmmmppphhhhh.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Custodians Birthday.
Yesterday was Paul's 24th Birthday and for the third consecutive year he spent itdown at the mountain. Being the baker-chick down on the weekend I decided to make Paul a Chocolate Mudcake - I have, however, decided not to go into greater detail about the cake itself but I can assure you that the icing was delicious.
On Paul's break we had coffee and cake. It was nice.
I also drew a Birthday portrait of Paul too. It is pretty accurate I think...
Mmmmmmppphhhhh.
On Paul's break we had coffee and cake. It was nice.
I also drew a Birthday portrait of Paul too. It is pretty accurate I think...
Mmmmmmppphhhhh.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Magic Hour.
I miss the sunrises and sunsets.
At the mountain they are extra magical.
Well that is how I feel at least.
Photography by Paul Abbott.
At the mountain they are extra magical.
Well that is how I feel at least.
Photography by Paul Abbott.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Perfectly matched
Bear beer + Bear tape = Epic Wizard Stick
Photo and observation by the manly men who played wizard stick that time.
Monday, August 16, 2010
Storm
Last week after beginner's weekend, there was a fair amount of snow and a few extreme gusts of wind, it wasn't great weather to be out in. The soft powder was exciting, but the thought of driving down the mountain was not a cheery one.
My canvas shoes sank into the snow as I ferried bags to the car.
Sophia hopped in, snapping pictures as I freed the car from the powder that had swallowed up the tyres.
I Scraped the ice and snow off the windscreen with my orange headed shovel.
As well as off my windows with my trusty AA membership card...
We then left. A few hundred metres down the road Sophia announced that she had forgotten her phone at the lodge, I did a doughnut onto the ice covering daypark 3 in an effort to turn around. I realised then that I probably should have put chains on my tyres to begin with. After a vain attempt to climb back up the road, in which I did a fair amount of slipping, sliding and stressing, I put chains on. My hand were frozen after that.
When I took off the chains, I learned that they had chipped a most of the remaining paint off my wheel arches.
It's not like my car had a pristine paintjob to begin with, but I was still not a happy camper.
There was a lot of snow, finally Whakapapa looked a bit wintery.
I took a roof full of snow most of the way to Taumaranui.
It was quite and arduous little adventure and I was definately a little grumpy for most of the trip.
Since then it has rained and all that snow and more has been washed away.
Photos by Sophia Jenny.
My canvas shoes sank into the snow as I ferried bags to the car.
Sophia hopped in, snapping pictures as I freed the car from the powder that had swallowed up the tyres.
I Scraped the ice and snow off the windscreen with my orange headed shovel.
As well as off my windows with my trusty AA membership card...
We then left. A few hundred metres down the road Sophia announced that she had forgotten her phone at the lodge, I did a doughnut onto the ice covering daypark 3 in an effort to turn around. I realised then that I probably should have put chains on my tyres to begin with. After a vain attempt to climb back up the road, in which I did a fair amount of slipping, sliding and stressing, I put chains on. My hand were frozen after that.
When I took off the chains, I learned that they had chipped a most of the remaining paint off my wheel arches.
It's not like my car had a pristine paintjob to begin with, but I was still not a happy camper.
There was a lot of snow, finally Whakapapa looked a bit wintery.
I took a roof full of snow most of the way to Taumaranui.
It was quite and arduous little adventure and I was definately a little grumpy for most of the trip.
Since then it has rained and all that snow and more has been washed away.
Photos by Sophia Jenny.
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Friday, August 13, 2010
Last Weekend.
On the last day of a pretty shitty weekend (weather wise) the sky finally gave us some snow!
The next day I drove back to Auckland with Paul and his car was buried in snow. Sometimes I wish that the good weather and bad weather would time itself better.
Needless to say, Paul was annoyed that he had to drive on such a primo afternoon.
The next day I drove back to Auckland with Paul and his car was buried in snow. Sometimes I wish that the good weather and bad weather would time itself better.
Needless to say, Paul was annoyed that he had to drive on such a primo afternoon.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Quarrelling Couple
Olly and Sam climbed up the fire escape, until they were outside my window and screamed loudly, poking their heads around the curtain. Sophia and I were in the middle of a film and got a fright.
When Olly and Sam are both down here they get up to lots of mischief, they hoon down the mountain together, drink together, play pranks together, they argue all the time and have fights every day.
This weekend Sam threw Olly's shoe somewhere. Olly chased Sam around the lodge weilding a ping pong paddle and hitting Sam repeatedly in the head with it, Sam responded with a pot's lid as a shield and a rolled up a magazine for a primary weapon, each tried to kick the other's sore knee. They ended up wrestling on the couch weapons still flailing. Sam had big red lumps on his head afterwards and was complaining of a headache.
When Olly and Sam are both down here they get up to lots of mischief, they hoon down the mountain together, drink together, play pranks together, they argue all the time and have fights every day.
This weekend Sam threw Olly's shoe somewhere. Olly chased Sam around the lodge weilding a ping pong paddle and hitting Sam repeatedly in the head with it, Sam responded with a pot's lid as a shield and a rolled up a magazine for a primary weapon, each tried to kick the other's sore knee. They ended up wrestling on the couch weapons still flailing. Sam had big red lumps on his head afterwards and was complaining of a headache.
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